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Associations between UCP1 -3826A/G, UCP2 -866G/A, Ala55Val and Ins/Del, and UCP3 -55C/T polymorphisms and susceptibility to type 2 diabetes mellitus: case-control study and meta-analysis.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2013
de Souza Bianca M, Brondani Letícia A, Bouças Ana P, Sortica Denise A, Kramer Caroline K, Canani Luís H, Leitão Cristiane B, Crispim Daisy
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Some studies have reported associations between five uncoupling protein (UCP) 1-3 polymorphisms and type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM). However, other studies have failed to confirm the associations. This paper describes a case-control study and a meta-analysis conducted to attempt to determine whether the following polymorphisms are associated with T2DM: -3826A/G (UCP1); -866G/A, Ala55Val and Ins/Del...
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